Patina
has closed at this Melrose location, and moved to the Walt Disney Concert
Hall
(141 S Grand Ave, next to The Music Center) in downtown Los Angeles,
where it is doing well. Their current phone number is (213) 972-3331.

This
Melrose space will reopened as Providence, a seafood restaurant
from
the chef at the popular Water Grill.

The
most recent Zagat Survey ranked Patina as the most popular restaurant
in Los Angeles. And it is certainly popular with Hollywood celebrities.

Owner Joachim Splichal,
one of the best-known chefs in America, opened this small Franco-Californian
restaurant in 1991. It is a sparse, sophisticated, white room, which offers
outstanding food and excellent service - with none of the attitude problems
so common at other celebrity restaurants. And this is one place where the
food is truly as dazzling as the stars who eat it.

Located on trendy Melrose, not far
from Paramount Studios,
Patina attracts some of the biggest names in town: Harrison
Ford, Tom Cruise,
Patrick Swayze,
Kevin Costner,
Richard Gere,
Ed Harris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
John Landis,
Kenneth Branagh...
Most stars want a private booth in the back, but some prefer the roped-off
D'Yquem room.

Patina is open for
lunch, Tues-Fri: 11:30 AM-2:30 PM, and for dinner every day from 6 to 10
PM. Prices, as you might expect, are high. Splichal
offers a special wild game menu in the fall, and February brings a special
black truffle menu.

Getting
there:
From Hollywood & Vine, take Vine south to Melrose Avenue, turn right
(west) on Melrose, and Patina will be on your right (north) side, just
before Wilcox.

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